New cookery book from Richard Hughes - the ideal gift for the foodie in the family, 26/09/2008
A new cookery book has been published by Richard Hughes, the chef/proprietor of The Lavender House Restaurant and Cookery School in Brundall near Norwich
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Junior Farm at Wroxham Barns Welcomes Norwich Elephant, 26/09/2008
Camouflagephant, one of 53 life-size baby elephant sculptures that transformed Norwich’s streets this summer in the Go Elephants! trail has a new home
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Norfolk gets its very first Black Film Festival, 23/09/2008
As part of Norfolk Black History Month Creative Arts East and the Norwich Racial Equality Council have initiated the very first Norfolk Black Film Festival with flagship Norwich screenings hosted at Cinema City
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Maids Head Hotel Celebrates Four Star Status, 22/09/2008
The Maids Head Hotel in Norwich is celebrating the award of Four Star status by the AA and an AA Rosette for The Courtyard Restaurant
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Heritage Lottery Funding to re-develop The Bridewell, 22/09/2008
Norfolk Museums and Archaeology Service has been awarded £998,000 by the Heritage Lottery Fund to transform The Bridewell in Norwich
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Dual Success for City Sightseeing, 11/09/2008
We are delighted to announce that local operator David McMaster’s City Sightseeing open top bus tours in Norwich & Great Yarmouth have both achieved the Visitor Attraction Quality Assurance Service (VAQAS) accreditation
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Disney Store Grand Opening, 08/09/2008
On Saturday 13th September, Disney Store at Chapelfield Shopping Centre, Norwich will celebrate its Grand Opening
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International Artists to Illuminate Norwich and Luton as part of the Launch of London 2012’s Cultural Olympiad, 05/09/2008
International artists DAWOOD / DEORA and Simon Tegala have been selected to stage free large-scale live art performances
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Free Screening to launch Norfolk Archive film screenings - see the county that our parents knew, 05/09/2008
Norwich’s Cinema City are to launch a series of archive film screenings, using exclusive footage drawn from The East Anglian Film Archive with a special free screening on Saturday 14 September, in association with Heritage Open Days
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Norwich to mark Olympic flag handover, 20/08/2008
Norwich will be one of hundreds of towns and cities across the UK to raise a special Olympic flag on Sunday (24 August) to mark the handover to London 2012 at the close of the Beijing Games
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Britten Sinfonia Family Music Day, 0808/2008
Britten Sinfonia is pleased to announce that booking for this year's Family Music Day is now open. This popular event will take place on Saturday 11 October at The King’s Centre in Norwich
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Schools out at the Bure Valley Railway, 08/08/2008
“Schools Out” - time to pick a up a “Bure Valley Railway Baffler” a fun sheet for the children during the summer holidays to find out more about the Bure Valley and the Railway
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An exploration of the Night with Mark Padmore, Katie Mitchell, and Maxim Rysan, 08/08/2008
Acclaimed British tenor Mark Padmore guides the audience through a diverse selection of works, each evoking the themes of darkness and night with stage direction from Katie Mitchell, an awarding-winning director at the National Theatre
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British Minigolf Team Open Wroxham Barns Adventure, 05/08/2008
Six members of the British Minigolf Team including World Crazy Golf Champion Chris Harding, were at Wroxham Barns near Norwich on Saturday, August 2, to officially open the new 18-hole mini adventure golf course
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Olympic Games big screen approved, 05/08/2008
Norwich is set to be hosting a big-screen broadcast of the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games after proposals were approved on Thursday
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Innovative interactive “totem” unveiled at Norwich, 01/08/2008
The first in a series of innovative interactive information guides or “totems” for Norwich was installed yesterday (31 July), in front of Norwich Castle
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It’s A (Heritage) Moveable Feast! 31/07/2008
Three of Norwich’s most historic buildings are banding together to offer one of the year’s most spectacular dining experiences
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Medieval Mischief for the summer holidays, 29/07/2008
Norwich’s Dragon Hall is inviting families to join in with some medieval mischief on Wednesdays in August. There will be activities that are great fun and especially ideal for mums and kids to have a great time together time and learn stuff too
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Medieval Music and international Summer school, 29/07/2008
A special concert of medieval music is to be given at Norwich’s own medieval gem, Dragon Hall as part of an annual international instrument making summer school
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Disney store unveils its new Norwich store, 24/07/2008
Disney Store will unveil its new Norwich store at Chapelfield Shopping Centre on Saturday 2nd August
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Heritage Open Days brochure is out &booking opens, 24/07/2008
Booking for this year’s Heritage Open Days will open on Monday, 4 August
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Jarrolds is one of the best greeting card retailers, 22/07/2008
The winners of this year’s greeting card retailing awards - affectionately known as The Retas - were revealed
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Britten Sinfonia 2008/2009 Season opens 23 October, 21/07/2008
Britten Sinfonia is that rare beast: an orchestra that chooses not to be led by a music director or principal conductor in the traditional sense
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Enjoy a theatrical summer in the open air, 21/07/2008
From Shakespeare and comedy to magical shows for children, Norwich’s parks and gardens will be playing host to a programme of free theatre this summer
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Family Fun Day, Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, 15/07/2008
The Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts annual fun day, in association with the Evening News, will once again offer a great afternoon out for all the family with live performances, creative activities and fun games for everyone to enjoy
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CoolNorwich campaign on how to spend summer days, 14/07/2008
VisitNorwich, the official tourism agency for the Norwich area, has launched an essential online summer 2008 guide - CoolNorwich
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Pensthorpe’s ‘Toilet Duck’ – Celebrity Status, 12/07/2008‘Toilet Duck’, one of the stars of BBC Springwatch at Pensthorpe Nature Reserve near Fakenham, Norfolk, has become so familiar with her ‘celebrity’ status that she regularly brings her family to visitor reception to check on any media requests for the day ahead
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Engineering Works Free Weekends for the Summer, 12/07/2008
National Express East Anglia is informing passengers that most weekends over the forthcoming summer period will be free of Network Rail improvement works on the mainline route from London to Norwich
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